Genius Warlock-Episode 461
461. golden shaman (2)
The golden shaman who turns people into gold.
It was one of the many ghost stories common in the New World, and Edith seemed to have a vague idea of what it was the moment she heard it..
At most it was just a strand, but that was enough..
‘Damn it······.’
“Do you have any clues??”
Oliver asked Edith, who was swearing under her breath..
Edith did not answer right away but glared at Oliver. I didn't know why, but he was upset about something..
“······Why are you asking? You know my feelings anyway?”
Edith reveals her unpleasant emotions without hesitation..
Although there was a hint of irritation, the words themselves were not wrong. Oliver caught Edith's emotional changes..
“I think it's polite to ask..”
“Damn courtesy. That's why people hate warlocks. Who would like a person who sees through everything??”
A sudden sale. But, apart from that, Oliver felt refreshed..
I thought the reason people hated warlocks was because they used people as materials and were easy to come into contact with the devil, but Edith had a point..
“I'm so annoyed. Even though I was swearing like this, instead of feeling offended, I nodded as if I had learned something..”
“I actually learned it. thank you for teaching me.”
Oliver thanked Edith for telling him a small but interesting fact. It was not sarcasm or ridicule, but pure gratitude, which made me even more jealous..
“By any chance, is the reason why you’re so irritated related to the ghost story? The golden shaman.”
golden shaman.
Characters from the ghost stories that spread across the New World, along with Grandpa the Mango, the Fish Man, the Siren, the Bisque Doll, the Boogeyman, and the Nutcracker..
According to Edith, she is a being who kidnaps lazy people and turns them into gold. Edith first said that it was a ghost story created to exploit workers for small amounts of money..
But whether that was actually the case, Edith had a strange feeling..
A bit of shock, embarrassment, and discomfort..
Oliver was just curious as to what on earth was causing Edith to react like this..
After a long silence, Edith spoke..
“······I have something to point out..”
“What is it?”
“But, I can’t say it now. It's literally at the level of guessing..”
Oliver still wanted to ask her to teach him, but Edith's feelings were more determined than he thought, so he couldn't say anything..
So instead of asking questions, I moved the conversation in a more productive direction..
“Do you have any plans to return to Landa??”
“What kind of bullshit is that all of a sudden??”
“Oh, sorry. However, in my head, I think it would be best to go back..”
Oliver said, and he wasn't wrong..
Even Claude, the major shareholder who could shake things up in a situation that was already disadvantageous for the noble group, said he was taking the side of the noble group, so in reality, there was nothing the traditional capitalist group and low-income group could do..
The general shareholders' meeting was clearly a battle of numbers where it was difficult to achieve a miracle. In addition, the red man warlock is trying to summon the devil.?
There was no way to know whether the summoning would succeed or fail, but at this point in time when there was nothing worth getting, returning to Landa was the wisest choice..
Edith asked back..
“I think I'll go back?”
“hmm······. I don't think you'll go back..”
Oliver answered, reading Edith's emotions. He never intended to back down. He even showed some beliefs beyond his greed for money and obsession with profit..
“that's right. I'm not going back. My pride won't allow me to run away like this without taking anything. Especially for those whose only accomplishment is being born. What are you going to do? I'm going to run away?”
“Is that what you mean??”
“Yes, you are right. Do not go out and tell me to run away like a dog, so are you going to run away? Warlock theme: Because I am afraid of the devil?”
A simple but thought-provoking question at the same time.
Oliver answered after some thought..
“hmm······. To be honest, it's scary.”
“what?”
“The devil. I met you last time and it was scary..”
Oliver said, recalling the demons he saw in the past at Joseph's Secret Altar and Gallos' Mechanical Tower..
“······I've met the devil?”
“Yes, at best I only met the shadow indirectly..”
Oliver answered, thinking of an old man on a horse who appeared in a tangle of corpses and a demon who could not be identified as a man or woman in the form of fog..
I didn't know much about the devil, but I instinctively knew that it did not descend directly into this world, but indirectly, like a shadow..
However, with that alone, Oliver sensed that no matter how hard he tried, it was something he couldn't fight against..
Even though they both greeted each other politely, they were extremely scared..
“That's shocking. I saw the devil, whether it was a shadow or something... No, rather, I should say it’s natural because it’s you.?”
Edith readily believed the story, which was somewhat difficult to accept at present, about seeing the devil. But apart from that he had no intention of leaving..
“Anyway, I'll say it again, I'm a warlock, but I'm afraid of demons. No matter how hard I try, I don't think I can fight back..”
“I'm talking about running away?”
“No, that's not it. First of all, I have an appointment with Edith, and I'm also personally curious about what will happen if the devil is summoned..”
“There is no such thing as a crazy bastard.”
Edith commented with all her heart. She was sincere about being scared, but she was also sincere about wanting to see it in person, so it was impossible to explain unless you were a crazy bastard..
Either way, Oliver added without heeding anything..
“Also, I have personal business to attend to..”
“Oh, by the way, you said you had business to do in the New World, right? I didn't ask because I wasn't interested, so what was it??”
“There was someone I wanted to meet.”
“her······. What kind of guy did he come all the way here??”
Oliver answered.
“My name is Joanna, I am a paladin..”
“······Paladin? Joanna?”
Edith frowned, her doubts shining. It was the same reaction as everyone else so far..
“yes······. Do you know?”
“Don't know. She's quite famous in this neighborhood. A brave and merciful saint. Why does that woman live? We know each other?”
“Yes, I happen to know him, and I have something I want to consult with him... Don't worry. I don't plan on taking any personal action until Edith's work is done..”
said Oliver to reassure Edith..
Currently tied to Edith by contract. If there was a problem while meeting Joanna, Edith would also be in trouble, so I planned to hold out until the matter was over..
But for some reason, Edith did not worry about such things and instead became curious..
“What do you need to discuss??”
“yes?”
“What do you need to discuss? I heard it's not normal for a warlock to meet a paladin and consult with him.?”
“I'm telling you, it's not difficult, but you'll find it boring.?”
“It's up to me to decide if it's boring or not. Talk about it. Depending on the story, your job may resolve itself quickly.?”
Edith spoke, and Oliver opened his mouth after checking his emotional state..
“The story gets long, but the story begins with this Area X redevelopment project..”
***
When Oliver was in a hurry, beginning with the Area.
He also talked about the emotionlessness and selfish sadness that Oliver felt in the process..
After hearing the explanation, Edith opened her mouth..
“I don't understand what kind of idiot you are talking about..”
Edith spoke with all her heart. Really.
He showed extreme frustration and lack of understanding. It's as if Oliver just doesn't understand..
“So what you're saying is that you don't feel anything about killing the brother of the slut who tried to poison you, so you came to consult the paladin about it? Let's see how you're doing as well?”
“In summary, it's roughly like that..”
“This is so fucking crazy.······.”
As if to prove her feelings, Edith opened the bottle of strong liquor on the table and took a swig..
Oliver looked at him in silence, and Edith looked at Oliver like that and opened her mouth again, throwing a tantrum..
“Everything you say is nonsense from start to finish.!”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, it is. You killed Nora's brother while working in the first place, so why should you feel sorry? Being a problem solver means killing or being killed, so it's the fault of the one who fell behind, right? If he doesn't like it, he shouldn't have done it in the first place.!”
Oliver agreed. The killing of Nora's brother Nico was clearly at work, there were no personal feelings whatsoever, they were just doing their own thing..
Even if the opposite result came out, it would be disappointing, but I didn't think I would feel particularly resentful either..
“But that girl still tried to kill you. Not even thinking about the people my brother killed. This is why I hate women! Because my head is empty! But you want to feel guilty for that kid? What kind of pervert are you??”
Edith was angry. But somehow she was strange. Rather than just being angry, it felt like I was getting angry on Oliver's behalf..
Oliver seemed to have misunderstood something, so he corrected himself..
“Oh, Edith, I think you're misunderstanding something, but I'm not doing this for Nora. I want to apologize to Nora, but it's for my own selfish desires..”
“selfish desire?”
“Yes, I asked Nora to wait so I could apologize, and I tried to find ways to offer some help, but fundamentally my actions were motivated by selfishness. I am······. I want to empathize more.”
Oliver said the last part with difficulty and waved his hand in the air. Like a child explaining something difficult to explain.
However, one thing was certain. Everything he did now was just a selfish desire to feel empathy and emotions..
It was no different from the selfish sadness I felt when I found myself unable to sympathize with Nora's sadness..
Edith asked. Seriously, not sarcastic.
“Why do I want to empathize with that??”
“yes?”
“Why do you want to empathize? you have power One of the strongest people I've ever seen. Considering age and potential, it can be said to be the best. Are you born with that kind of power? why? Why are you interested in such things? Just ignore it and swing it..”
Edith was sincere. Because he didn't have that power himself..
That's why his goodness was dishonored when he was young, and he had to commit terrible things to prove that his goodness was not weakness..
Probably the same power as the warlock in front of me. No, if he had half that strength, he wouldn't have gone through anything like that..
Oliver answered.
“well? It is difficult for me to answer specifically. I just want it because I want it. However, there is something to look forward to. If I practice empathy, I think I can understand the beautiful light here..”
Oliver pounded his left chest..
“beautiful light?”
“yes. That's why I came out into the world in the first place..”
I had heard in the past that Oliver came out of the world because of a beautiful light, so I didn't ask what the beautiful light was..
Instead, Edith asked a different question..
“What should we do if we understand the beautiful light here? hmm?”
“well? Then, you can apologize sincerely to Nora..”
“······Crazy guy. Talking is a mess.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah, that's complete bullshit. That's not enough, you're wasting the blessing of talent. Thanks to you, I'm wasting my time..”
Edith said in her characteristic sarcastic tone. However, strangely enough, it wasn't sincere..
“Stop wasting money at this point because I feel like I'm going to throw a tantrum... I'm going to see Kenny.”
“If you are Kenny, are you talking about the founder of Prometheus and the person who is stepping down as CEO this time??”
“Uh, there's something I'd like to check with him. In the meantime, go to the place I told you about and do some background research..”
“what do you mean?”
“Prometheus Corporation. There is a story about making a deal with the devil to turn red people into magic stones..”
“······yes?”
“That's the origin of the Golden Shaman ghost story. Of course, it's not certain. Just look for evidence.”
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